Yes, nickels struck during WWII (1942-1945) and have a large mintmark over the Monticello are 35% silver. The rest of them use the standard copper-nickel composition. There was, however, a tiny silver coin known as the half-dime that was struck until the 1873. They were 90% silver and today have more value as a collector item than melt value except if very worn.
Cupronickel, not silver. The only silver nickels ever minted were made during WWII.
No dates. No circulating U.S. coin has ever been pure silver. The "War Nickels" from late 1942 through 1945 with large reverse mintmarks were made of 35% silver. All other nickels from 1866 to the present are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
All U.S. dimes and quarters dated before 1965 are 90% silver. The only nickels to ever contain silver are dated 1942-1945. These coins are easily identified by the large mint mark (P, D, or S) over Monticello's dome.
Nickels are made of 75% copper and only 25% nickel, including nearly all of those made before 1964. Silver was only used in dimes, quarters, and half dollars at that time, not nickels. "war nickels" minted during 1942-1945 were made of silver, copper, and manganese because nickel was a strategic metal. These are the only nickels that ever contained silver. Urban legends and internet rumors to the contrary, all other nickels are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy.
Never. They're called nickels for a reason. The only U.S. nickels to contain any silver at all, at 35%, were "war" nickels dated 1942-1945. Nothing before or after was made of silver.
Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. All buffalo nickels are made of the same 25% nickel / 75% copper alloy used in modern nickels. Internet rumors notwithstanding, NO buffalo nickels ever contained any silver.
Cupronickel, not silver. The only silver nickels ever minted were made during WWII.
No, US nickels are not made from silver. They are made from a combination of copper (75%) and nickel (25%). Silver was used in the composition of older US coins, but it is not used in the production of current nickels.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
No, the only US nickels to have silver are the "War Nickels" from 1942 to 1945
None, because all buffalo nickels are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy as current US nickels. The only US nickels that ever contained any silver were special "war nickels" made during 1942-45.
No dates. No circulating U.S. coin has ever been pure silver. The "War Nickels" from late 1942 through 1945 with large reverse mintmarks were made of 35% silver. All other nickels from 1866 to the present are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
No US nickels have ever been pure silver, the "war nickels" of 1942-1945 are 35% silver and are the only nickels to have any silver. Post new question.
No, Nickels are made from a mixture of 25% Nickel and 75% Copper.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
All U.S. dimes and quarters dated before 1965 are 90% silver. The only nickels to ever contain silver are dated 1942-1945. These coins are easily identified by the large mint mark (P, D, or S) over Monticello's dome.